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BBC filming kids for Outback 8

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At first news of Outback 8 was sounding like Kid Nation or My Kid’s a Star all over again, but in fact a BBC series filming kids as jackaroos is claiming to be observational, not reality.

Still I’m guessing it will manage to make news across the coming months nonetheless.

One of our networks is reportedly involved with the programme shooting in Queensland (just haven’t worked out which one!).

The format?

“We’ve taken four Australian children, four British children, aged between 12 and 14, and we’ve brought them to Longreach to learn basically how to be jackeroos,” spokesperson Geoff Cooper said.

It is currently being filmed on a working sheep and cattle property in central western Queensland.

Cooper says it is hoped the program will help to inform young people about rural life.

Hope they got some friendly Shetland ponies….

Source: abc.net.au
Photo: Stock image

54 Responses

  1. hey i’m steph and i am almost 14

    i stumbled across this article searching outback 8 in google! yes i want to sign up for the show, I have been riding for 6 years – but I have never had any experience with the outback. I live in NSW and I don’t know how to sign up.
    I have watched the whole series, I love it, and i wanna give it a go.

    but i don’t know how to sign up
    so
    someone please tell me! 🙂

    thanks 🙂

  2. hi im mel and im nearly14
    david knox if you read this plz convince ten to make another series lol.
    ive been riding for four years and i love the outback. i have hand reared cats and it was a great expierience and i would love to go on the show to go horse riding and be around all the animals. i would be prepared and be up for anything. if ten does decide to create another series plz send me some info

  4. I hope there is a 09 series coming out because i would defiantly consider sighning up. It would be a awesome experience. I can ride a horse but not to keen on the canter and gallop but i can get teh hang of it. I love cows and have always wanted to work with cattle. I think it would be good to learn young.

    *Please tell me if they are making a new series*

  6. I wanna be on the show… I love horses,but I have never tried western riding. It looks more fun and I’d love to ,though how old you have to be series. I don’t know! But, please start another series 🙂

  7. Hey its Gini
    I love how u have produced this tv series to show people of how hard it is on the land. Im wuld love to go on tv show for many reason. so if you could please send me details of wen the next series will be on i would love that

  8. Tjis show is the best show in the world is there another series because i really want to go on the show. I love the outback and I am crazy about horses i love hard work and i am made for the outback. My mums family all came from the country and i am verry good at riding horses. I think this show is the best show in history. The best thing on the show was the horses and the hard work i am made for hard work.

  10. “Outback 8” is an excellent show. Kids are shown doing regular tasks (with supervision) so they are really challenged with real situations (Not like Kid Nation) instead of games. I hope they make more shows like “Outback 8”
    Happy Christmas, etc.

  11. I’ve just turned 14 and I watch the show every Monday and enjoy watching it alot. I hope there will be a second series.

    I myself would send in an application as it would be a wonderful and thrilling experience. Although I’ve just started riding 6mths ago it would be a great learning experience. It is hard for city kids like myself to go out and do this type of thing. I mean there are horse riding camps as such but they don’t give you a sense of working in the outback, looking after your own horse, mustering cattle etc. Most of these activities can only be accomplished by living on an actual farm environment.

    Even if I never get a chance to go on the show I’m sure it would make someone just as happy.

    I’m sure at one stage of our lives we’ve all wanted to work on a farm and be a Jackaroo or Jillaroo – For me I don’t think I’ll ever grow out of It! I even hope to go to longreach when I’ve finished school

    How do you sign up? =)

    Kind Regards,
    Tamara

  12. Hi,

    I have been watching outback 8 every week.

    i think it would be awesome and i would love to be able to do it.

    The only things is im 16 so i am to old, but i was hoping that there could possibly be another one for older teens because it would be a Privilege to be taught all about being a jillaroo/jackaroo.

    it would be a dream come true,
    it is a pitty on the website that you dont have some form of communication so that more people could tell you stuff 🙂

    Regards Dimity,

  14. Hi everyone,

    I was the series producer of Outback 8, from the BBC. It’s great to read all your posts/ comments on here. I’m so glad you’re loving the series, and there’s still so much more to come including the final muster; not forgetting the Longreach Show this Monday.

    Keep watching and keep your comments coming as it’s always great to hear from the target audience/age group.

  16. David Knox if u r listening please try and convince channle ten to make an 09 show cause i realy realyrealy realyrealy realyrealy realyrealy realy want to sighn up.
    i luv horse riding and animals i realy realyrealy realy whant to b a vet so it whould b a realy good experiance 4 me.

    please try and convince channle ten to make an 09
    thax from britty

  19. wow i read about this show in a magazine and i was like: omg that is so cool i would love to do that! but then i looked it up in the internet and it’s kids from 12-14 and i just had my 15th birthday =(
    so if there is ever a second series i hope there is a highter maximum age! I would love to do it, i have never lived or worked on a farm and would absolutely love to, i want to live in the country when i grow up as well.

  20. i would love to go on outback 8 .i watch it all the time i have omnly missed out on it 2 times i think if any one no’s how to sing up to go to longreach and be on outback 8 plz let me no .
    thank’s bec

  22. hey dose any 1 no if dere is goin to be a 09 version of out back 8. i love the show and would love to be part of it ive done tones of stock riding and a fair bit of english and western.i would love to do this to get away for a bit cause mi hose just recently died nd it would be a wonderfull oppertuneitty i have thought of bein a jillaroo but never thought id gett the propper training if the show continues it woul be a wonderful chance to try and get the experience.

  23. I’ve seen heaps of shows like kid nation which i loved, im a sporty kind of girl and i would like to be on outback 8 but im only 10 which is to young i don’t think it will be on next year so i don’t think i will get a chance to do it but ive heard you have to be 11 then i heard it was 12, Which one??

  25. does anyone know if the Outback 8 series is available on dvd. if anyone knows or can find out plz give me a holla bak. Thanks so much

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